Excise duty exemption for audio/video media reduces statutory duty to prescribed effective rates for specified tape and cassette categories. The Central Government exempts excise duty in excess of specified rates for listed audio and video magnetic media, reducing statutory duty to an effective rate set in the Table. The exemption covers recorded and unrecorded forms and prescribes charging mechanisms: per square metre rates for tapes, per cassette rates or combined per cassette plus per square metre formulas for cassettes, nil for certain recorded cassettes, and a 25% ad valorem rate for wider video cassettes.
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Excise duty exemption for audio/video media reduces statutory duty to prescribed effective rates for specified tape and cassette categories.
The Central Government exempts excise duty in excess of specified rates for listed audio and video magnetic media, reducing statutory duty to an effective rate set in the Table. The exemption covers recorded and unrecorded forms and prescribes charging mechanisms: per square metre rates for tapes, per cassette rates or combined per cassette plus per square metre formulas for cassettes, nil for certain recorded cassettes, and a 25% ad valorem rate for wider video cassettes.
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